Chapter - 3465

"Of course!" Aretta nodded.

Blaze's voice suddenly took on an odd tone.

"Orion is still looking for you to get back his heaven's energy."

At this, Aretta, usually so calm and composed, showed a rare flash of anger beneath her veil.

"Ignore him! First, tell me what happened."

"Sure," Blaze replied. "I'll tell you Nimbus Sect people to be careful of Vesper. She knew more about the black temple than we did and had set up an ambush. You know Zeke, right?"

Aretta's heart sank.

"Yes, I know him."

"Zeke seems to have become a boy toy. He's living a miserable life, dressed very effeminately with flowers in his hair. Vesper even put makeup on him," Blaze started recounting his side of the events.

Everyone's expressions turned strange their reactions varying. Bolton was left speechless.

"A... A boy toy?"

Meanwhile, in an ancient, dark palace underground, a man in a black robe stood with his hands behind his back.

He was tall and imposing, like an unyielding mountain.

"Lord Wade, please spare me!"

A young man knelt before him with ragged breath. His robe was in tatters, and his body was covered in wounds.

Despite his disheveled appearance, he had an aura of a top prodigy!

"The Demon Lord has given orders. Sorry, buddy."

Wade's evil features were highlighted as he squinted, his dark pupils seeming to absorb all surrounding light, making the place even darker.

A cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

He raised his palm and struck down.

From his palm burst a terrifyingly strong suction power.

Instantly, the top prodigy at his feet twisted in agony, his flesh and blood being sucked dry along with his spiritual energy.

"Ah!" His screams of anguish echoed chillingly through the halls, sending shivers down everyone's spine.

Wade's aura, already at the zenith stage of Sun and Moon Class, rose even further.

However, he was still a step away from that ultimate breakthrough.

When he had finished absorbing, the top prodigy was reduced to mere bones.

Around him, countless demonic cultivators in black robes trembled in fear within the shadows.

However, some leaped out excitedly and bowed respectfully in midair.

"Congratulations, Lord Wade! You are only one step away from breaking through! When you do, you will surely annihilate those orthodox sects' prodigies and use them as stepping stones to glory!"

Cheers erupted from below.

"Kill!"

"Wipe them out!"

Wade squinted, looking at them coldly. "Where is Vesper? Where is she?"

A demonic cultivator in the late stage of Sun and Moon Class stepped forward respectfully.

"Lord Wade, she is not far from us. She is preparing to hand over the petals to us. We've already notified her to come here. Should we set up a formation?"

"Yes. Even though setting up a formation is troublesome, if she escapes, it will be hard to chase her down. Although you are powerful, and the Demon Lord has left you with some methods, we cannot be sure if she has her own countermeasures."

"Please, Lord Wade, allow us to set up the formation to kill her!"

At this, Wade raised an eyebrow and asked coolly, "What did you say?"

The demonic cultivator trembled and stammered, "Kill her?"

Did I say something wrong?

The next moment, a wave of demonic energy engulfed him, corroding and consuming his flesh and spiritual energy.

"Ah!" His screams echoed once more, sending chills down everyone's spine.

In a short while, he was reduced to a skeleton.